Ash Palta has been promoted to branch manager of Washington Federal’s Ferndale office.

Palta, a resident of Ferndale, has more than 10 years of banking industry experience. He has previously served as an assistant branch manager for Washington Federal, where he has been employed since 2011.

Palta has also held previous positions with Washington Mutual, U.S. Financial Network, U.S. Bank, as well as in software development at MSI Systems.

He is a native of New Delhi, India, and earned a degree in software development from Delhi University.